Federal Actions in US Cities
- Judge Orders ICE Chief to Appear in Court Over Potential Contempt - In a brief ruling, the Minnesota judge wrote that unusual order was necessary because “the extent of ICE’s violation of court orders is likewise extraordinary.”
- Alex Pretti Shooting Poses a Question for the Right: Who’s a Conservative? - Republicans wrestle with Trump administration positions that seem to contradict their beliefs on gun rights, states’ rights and limited use of federal power.
- Killings in Minneapolis Invert Usual Dynamic Over Policing the Police - It is far rarer and more difficult for state authorities to try to investigate federal law enforcement officials than the other way around.
- White House Distances Trump From Initial Response to Minnesota Killing - Officials clearly understood that the fatal shooting of a demonstrator posed one of the gravest political threats to President Trump since his inauguration.
- Our Photographer Describes the Scene After the Pretti Shooting - David Guttenfelder, a Times photographer based in Minneapolis, describes what he saw at the scene where Alex Jeffrey Pretti had been killed by federal agents.
- A Crisis of Confidence for ICE and Border Patrol as Clashes Escalate - Current and former officials describe growing frustration and disillusionment with the Trump administration’s approach, even as they support the goal of immigration enforcement.
- ‘We Are Creating the Conditions for a Catastrophe.’ Three Columnists on the Shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. - On immigration raids, the shooting death of Alex Pretti and where we go from here.
- How the Trump Administration Rushed to Judgment in Minneapolis Shooting - The administration was in a race to control the narrative around the killing of Alex Pretti, even as videos emerged that contradicted the government’s account.
- How the Trump Administration Rushed to Judgment in Minneapolis Shooting - The administration was in a race to control the narrative around the killing of Alex Pretti, even as videos emerged that contradicted the government’s account.
- For Trump, the Truth in Minneapolis Is What He Says It Is - The Trump team has advanced one-sided narratives to justify each of the killings, even when bystander video shows something else entirely.